João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa, known popularly as João Sousa is a Portuguese professional tennis player.
Joao Sousa siblings: Meet his brother Luís Carlos
Joao Sousa was born on March 30, 1989, in Guimarães, Portugal. He was born to Armando Marinho de Sousa and Adelaide Coelho Sousa.
Armando is a judge and amateur tennis player and Adelaide is a bank clerk.
Sousa began playing tennis with his father at a local club when he was seven years old. In September 2004, Sousa moved to Barcelona, Spain, when he was 15. There he attended boarding school and joined the Catalan Tennis Federation.
In 2005, he joined the BTT Tennis Academy, recommended to him by former member Rui Machado. There, he met and shared a flat with his future coach, Frederico Marques.
Aside Portuguese, he is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, as well as English, French and Italian.
Does Joao Sousa have a sister?
Joao Sousa does not have a sister. He has a younger brother named Luís Carlos.
